Recently, however, the movie has finally been able to get on track. With new director F. Javier Guttierez running the show, The Crow is now looking to cast its lead role and a new rumor suggests that the actor could be Avengers star Tom Hiddleston.

According to The Wrap, Hiddleston “recently had dinner with producers and sent them a makeup test that he did on his own in London.” The report also states that Hiddleston will “undergo a proper makeup test in the coming days.”

Hiddleston is a strong choice for the film for several reasons, the most obvious being the fact that he’s a very good actor. From his most notable work as the villainous Loki in Thor and The Avengers to his turns in Steven Spielberg’s War Horse and Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris, Hiddleston has an impressive resume of work. Plus, he’s obviously interested in the character; not every actor that will do their own makeup test for a chance at a role.

And that level of commitment is what really matters for The Crow. While some of the original film’s cult status can be attributed to the tragic death of Brandon Lee during filming, there’s no denying that people truly love the character of Eric Draven.

While “serious” comic book movies seem to be the norm now, The Crow‘s Eric Draven offered the kind of gritty, anti-hero that was ahead of its time. There’s a depth and darkness to Draven that could be ideal for Hiddleston, who won praise for making Loki a conflicted and jealous two-dimensional character rather than a cardboard cutout.

Given that the film is scheduled to begin production this fall, it wouldn’t be a surprise to hear some more concrete news on casting in the next week or two. If Hiddleston does sign on for the role, we’ll have the report.

In the meantime, let us know what you think of Hiddleston tackling another comic book property in the comments below.

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CheGould 1 year ago

Hiddlestone is a far superior choice than the three listed in paragraph one. That’s for damn sure.

The original crow was great (and on tonight on BBC) and is the only good crow film thats ever been made, all subsequent sequals have been pretty damn terrible, so i dont care for this being rebooted or remade or whatever. the original was pitch perfect and doesnt need to be redone. BUT, Tom Hiddleston would be about the only person that could do any justice to the crow character were it to be remade. Hoping this movie doesnt get made, but if it does, that hiddleston has a capable director and good script so as to not just be another terrible crow movie.

Im totally fine with Tom doing the Crow. I think he’s a gifted actor . Would not be surprised if we see him doing Bond somewhere down the road. But 1st and foremost , Id rather see him as a Dark Jedi in Star Wars Ep 7. He’d kill that role

I grew up with this movie and it has been an extreme favorite of mine. After reading about the remake and Hiddleston being a strong choice for Eric, I feel that hopefully the entire project can be pulled off. Tom is a fantastic actor of any genre and IF this remake turns out to be a flop like many others, at least there will be an actor that can slow the movies descent.

I Love How Everyone Is Dissing The Remakes Before They Even Come Out Lol Get Over It People I Think Tom Hiddleston Is A Great Actor He Was An Amazing lOki And He Would Probably Make A GooD Crow Unless He Die After The Movie Like.The Original

Brandon Lee’s Crow and Heath Ledger’s Joker are two of the most overrated, overhyped characters/performances of the last few decades. If those two hadn’t died before the release of their respective movies people would have largely forgotten about those performances by now.

As a huge fan of the original, this is the only good news I’ve heard about the reboot. I’m fine with Tom taking over but as someone else said, Eric’s story was his revenge against those who killed himself and Shelly, unless they go down a route where it takes several movies to kill off the gang this time.

This makes me want to weep. Stop it Hollywood, just stop it. Leave good movies alone. The track record on remakes is terrible. Do we need to recall some disasters? Planet of the Apes, Clash of the Titans, what’s next, Soylent Green? come on, make something NEW

Planet Of The Apes was (IMO) better than the original and I liked the new Clash Of The Titans (wasn’t as good as the original but still good nonetheless).

I’m more worried about the Robocop remake currently filming than I would about The Crow if this news is true because at least they may stick close to the source material and respect it somewhat.

Robocop on the other hand….well, first Darren Aronofsky was attached to direct and said “no one’s seen the original so I can do what I like with it” which lost my respect for him and now what I’ve seen and heard so far of the reboot doesn’t give me much hope.

I have actually never seen any of the crow movies so please those of you that have fill me in on which is the best because based on what I’ve read online about them they sound fairly cool to me. I like hiddlestonin almost anything he’s in so I’d see him in this

I really loved the first one. If they redo this they better be giving some respect to the role and I really hope they do it justice and not make it like all the sequels were. I couldn’t stand any of them. Brandon Lee was an awesome actor and it’s such a same that he had to die. So please please don’t screw this movie up. If you’re gonna do it do it right.

What was Brandon Lee ever in to warrant being cast in the original? That’s right, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING of any real quality. He got the part mainly for being Bruce Lee’s son. I’ll take proven box office draw over nepotism any day.

@boogoo
Long enough as loki.
@Cave-ish Man
Yea i’m sure Tom Hiddleston being in The Avengers had nothing to do with it.
And why do you think i said typical hollywood?
@Magnolia Fan
I’m trolling?
So why did you reply?
Okay so those that don’t see it your way is just trolling?
Grow up.
@scyllaya
Who’s arguing?
Have you heard of hairdye, & i going off the loki image.

Tom Hiddleston is a fantastic actor, one of the best around right now & if they allow him full creative freedom it will be a dark masterpiece-if the director/producers try to suppress Tom, in attempts to contain it into a PG or PG-13 version it could simply be ho-hum at best.